Pitted Ceiling Paint

I have been remodeling my bedroom and as part of this process I took down the existing popcorn ceiling and retaped/mudded joints. After getting everything smoot I made the horrible mistake of buying primer and ceiling paint at Walmart. The brand is color place. Well, it looked awful! My next step was to buy Behr Ceiling Paint at Home Depot. After a good coat of Behr I thought things looked a little streaky so I went back for another coat. Well, now I'm left with a pitted ceiling! Unless I look up close everything looks fine at night with lamps on; however, by 10:00 am the ceiling looks terrible. The pits catch the light in such a way that the ceiling looks very, very streaky.

My question for you: How do I fix this? Home Depot said that the pits were caused by my poor choice of roller cover. Um, hello... I used the roller cover recommended by your customer service! They are called Performance Select with 3/8 inch nap. Well, this time I was instructed to use Purdy White Dove roller covers - also with 3/8 inch nap.

I can definitely tell the difference using Purdy. The paint rolls much more smoothly. Not only that, I don't get any of the flakes in the surface of my paint. With that said though, it doesn't seem as if this is going to fix the pits. I'll know more tomorrow when I see this new paint application in daylight. I'm thinking I may have to remud the ceiling. Yuck!

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Pitted Ceiling Paint

I would recommend a Hi-Build primer down first. Roll it with a 3/4 nap to give a good coverage. Don't skimp. The Hi-Build will help fill any "pitts" but will not fill any large or deep scratches. When it is dry you have the option to give it a light sanding using a very fine paper or paint your topcoats. As already stated by others, go to a regular paint store to get your supplies.

Pitted Ceiling Paint

We were at Sherwin Williams getting paint samples for the wall and I asked them about it and they weren't really sure. They tried to contact a manager of some sort but he wasn't picking up the phone. Is Sherwin Williams the kind of store where I would find the superbonding latex primer? I thought Behr was supposed to be a decent paint. Can you recommend something specific?

Would I use 3/4 nap for the ceiling paint too... or just the primer? Home Depot seemed pretty insistent that it be 3/8 inch.

Pitted Ceiling Paint

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Originally Posted by aumanpj

We were at Sherwin Williams getting paint samples for the wall and I asked them about it and they weren't really sure. They tried to contact a manager of some sort but he wasn't picking up the phone. Is Sherwin Williams the kind of store where I would find the superbonding latex primer? I thought Behr was supposed to be a decent paint. Can you recommend something specific?

Would I use 3/4 nap for the ceiling paint too... or just the primer? Home Depot seemed pretty insistent that it be 3/8 inch.

No, once you get your surface the way you want, you should use a shorter nap roller for two coats of paint. Nothing skimpier than 3/8 though.

We are recommending the 3/4 and a superbonding or build up primer to see if it will fill in the pits. You need something that will put a fair amount of the stuff on at this point. A thinner nap roller cover will not.

Pitted Ceiling Paint

A long time ago Behr used to be a quality paint. It then was bought out and started to be sold in HD and it had to be made to a price point. Because of it something had to give and the quality ingredients was the loser.

As far as SW knowing what to use on your problem it depends on the store employee. I work for SW, been there for 2 years. All the employees know the products very well but using them in creative ways is a whole different story. I have many years in remodeling houses and this is where the difference lies. A "tricks of the trade" thing.

Pitted Ceiling Paint

If you want to get back into the drywall side again that would be fine. I would recommend a primer first just to make sure the compound sticks. Any paint store multipurpose latex would be fine for that.